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> You're arguing against the import of very low margin labor-intensive physical goods No. I am arguing against the import of low margin labor-intensive physica
by cscurmudgeon 2y ago
> You're arguing against the import of very low margin labor-intensive physical goods
No. I am arguing against the import of low margin labor-intensive physical using forced labor and resulting in actual harms
1. Actually harmful products being let in ([1, 2])
2. Decimation of local labor through unfair practices [3]
3. Actual slavery (forced labor) [4]
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/temu-children-clothes-contained-622-toxic-limit-seoul-2024-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/temu-children-clothes-contai...
[2] https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/08/14/shein-and-temu-products-found-to-contain-high-levels-of-toxic-chemicals_6715032_4.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/08/14/s...
[3] https://itif.org/publications/2022/11/21/how-to-mitigate-the-damage-from-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/ https://itif.org/publications/2022/11/21/how-to-mitigate-the...
[4] https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/02/01/china-carmakers-implicated-uyghur-forced-labor https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/02/01/china-carmakers-implicat...